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Blog / News & Opinion
New Look For 800-CEO-READ
By Porchlight
If you have seen any of our print materials over the last few years, you'll recognize our new look. There are a number of things we are trying to do with the new site: Make more apparent all the things we do. Provide a better book search Build on more flexible systems like Ruby on Rails and WordPress.
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Blog / News & Opinion
The 100 Best Update
By Porchlight
It has been three weeks since The 100 Best Business Books of All Time launched and I just wanted to write you a note and thank you for all of your support. Twitter has been a-flitter with tweets: http://tinyurl. com/cm9pvp There are 31,000 hits in Google now with most of them written by all of you: http://tinyurl.
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Blog / News & Opinion
Jeff Bezos visits Jon Stewart and The Daily Show
By Porchlight
This made my day. The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c Jeff Bezos Daily Show Full Episodes Important Things With Demetri Martin Funny Political News Joke of the Day My favorite Stewart line: "Free shipping for $79 a year is not free shipping.
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Blog / News & Opinion
The Downturn Hits 800-CEO-READ
By Porchlight
Last Wednesday, a little less than one month into my new job, I had to tell seven people they could no longer work here. The numbers in the publishing industry have been pointed down for a number of months. The retail side of our business, Harry W.
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Blog / News & Opinion
We're baaackk!
By Porchlight
Just a quick note to let you know we're all back in town, ready for a new season of business books. Our launch party in NYC was a great success (thanks to all who joined us! ), and we are looking forward to Jack and Todd's book coming out next week.
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Blog / News & Opinion
Who wants to party?
By Porchlight
On Monday night, 800-CEO-READ will be hosting a launch party for The 100 Best Business Books of All Time and celebrating the winners of the 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards The event is being held in Midtown in New York City. And we have space for a few more people. Drop me a note (todd#at#800ceoread&dot&com) if you would like to attend and I will send along the details.
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Blog / News & Opinion
Inauguration of our own - Todd sworn in as President
By Porchlight
This morning, we had an inauguration of our own at 800-CEO-READ. Todd Sattersten was sworn in as President over Gitomer's Sales Bible. He uttered these words: "I do solemnly swear that I, Todd Sattersten, will faithfully execute the Office of President of the 800-CEO-READ, and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, defend, and move forward the dignity of Business Book selling and promoting great ideas.
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Blog / News & Opinion
2008 Best Sellers
By Porchlight
Below are our 2008 Best Sellers (links open in new windows/tabs) 1. How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything. .
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
In the Books 2008 - available now!
By Porchlight
It's here! Our comprehensive look back at the year in business books, a publication we call In the Books: Most Notable Business Books 2008. Here is what you'll find inside: Introduction The Information Age Jack's Year in Review Todd's Year in Review An Insider's Perspective The 100 Best Business Books of All Time Introduction A Chronology of Business Books 100 Best Connections 100 Books.
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Blog / Staff Picks
Two "How" career/life books that deserve a shout out
Book Review by Porchlight
There are two career/life-related books on my desk this morning: How to Be Useful: A Beginner's Guide to Not Hating Work by Megan Hustad and The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want (now out in paperback) by Sonja Lyubomirsky. How to Be Useful is an antidote to the cynicism and naivete that Hustad believes have seeped into the veins of younger generations of workers, who have developed an attitude of fundamental resistance to all things "corporate" and "ambitious. " She explains that the book "aims to be a corrective to this strange, counterproductive loop of naivete and cynicism.
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